Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-06-02
DAKOTA ITEMS.

DAKOTA ITEMS.
Barnes county pays three cents apiece
for gopher tails.
Grading on the motor line between
Watertown and Lake kampeska is III
progress.
The A. O. U. w. lodge are making
to build Il two-story build
ing at Iroqnois.
A company has been organized in
Sioux Falls for the manufacture OF the
Cooley hay stacker.
According to directory now being
compiled at Rapid City, the town has
population of $500.
The territorial grand lodge OF *. OF
r. will hold their annual session ut
Watertown, commencing June %.
There seems to be a disposition in
nearly every part of the territory to
submit prohibition to vote next No
yember.
Arrangements are being made to
omen the Black Hills marble deposits.
They are said to be great in extent and
fine in quality.
A U. S. pension examiner is after
some veteran in the vicinity Of Beres-
ford, whose record does not exactly suit
the powers that be.
l.. j. Clark has sued Clark G. Coats,
at Sioux Falls, for S25,O00 damages in
consequence of Coats Rliling to carry
out trade he had agreed to.
The Pierre packing company will be-
gin the erection of commodious two
story brick packing house next week,
to be completed by December lst.
a Deadwood woman who had be-
come tired of dissipated, miserable
| life. tried to shuttle off by the razor
route, but didn't cut quite deep enough.
Clark Elliott, of Aberdeen, CLAIMS to
be the champion bicycilist OF the terri
tory by virtue of having beaten Healey,
of Doland, at the Aberdeen tourna-
ment.
The Manitoba and Northern Pacific
railroads announce reduced rates on
horses entering for the June races at
| Grand Forks, and excursion rates for
visitors.
An old reprobate at Elk Point tried
to outrage a travelling blind woman,
and would have succeeded had not
timely help arrived. He should have
been given feathery coat and free
ride.
Robert Reed, of Bridgewater, was
set upon by Il number of young men
and terribly pounded besides being
stabbed in three places. 1t is thought
he will recover. There is said to be {
girl in The case,
The sea-serpent-the same gay anl
festive reptile with about twelve fee
of his body out OF water--has been seel
by reputable parties at Lake kampeska
The discovererS were some sober Bap
tist brethren who were fishing.
Forty acres have been purchased il
9 the southern part of Watertown b,
e General Passenger Agent Boyd ant
J. Messrs. Post, Whitaker and Thomas
{ all OF the Minneapolis Il st. Louis rail
$ road. The land is being plated.
l President Davis, of the Dakota Pres
J. association, is corresponding with of
(, cials for rates from Chicago to Dulutl
S with a view of holding the next meet
i ing of the association on a lake Sup,
Il rior steamer between those points.
e Sioux Falls has decided to establish
IS system of incadescent electric light
g and in addition to supplying lights tn
Q company will supply power for runnin
0 light machinery. tits expected to hay
q the system in operation by Septembe
! Henry Burtens, a Gayville boy, trie
4 how many times he could run aero:
- the track before an approaching trai
would hit him. A compound fractul
!. of the left arm, a bad bruise in I'll
a back and numerous scratches an
), bumps convinced him that the averas
i boy is not heavy enough to ditch a
. comotive.
e Reed, the defaulting city treasurer
st Bismarck; has been heard from. and
Y says that every just claim which IL
ID may present will be paid in full II
IF friends claim that his shortage was Il
If result OF a generosity and kindness th
,e surpassed his income, and careles
,e ness which, while inexcusable, is Il,
al dishonesty.
" Work was to have commenced Mo
day on the Sphinx county court hous
but intelligence was received from Il
Western loan and lot company, Of CT
cago, Saturday evening, that tn,
1t would not furnish for a court hou
is site fourteen lots as at first suppose
r The contract for the building has be,
h let and it must be completed by Oct
d Der 1st.
\ Since the announcement that DIR.
,e G. Huff, OF Huron, would be appoint,
# president of the territorial board
"a health, Coy. Church has had some pr
st tests against the appointment by ph
IF sicians of the /" old school, The obje
r. tion urged is that DIR. HUFF is home
path, and too young man for so il
8. portant a position. There is little pro
n ability that the governor will chan
n his mind concerning the appointmer
If for DR.. Huff has been the physician
ID the Church household ever since the
i. arrival in Huron.